This album, Refractions by Cornelius, aka Keigo Oyamada, the Japanese guitarist and producer, lies at the very edge of the progressive rock world as we know it, and possibly even just outside it. However, sometimes our aural comfort zone needs…
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2025’s release of Gentō by Steve Rothery’s other recent side project, Bioscope, with Alex Reeves and Torsten Quaeschning, was an ambient/electronic/cinematic masterpiece that gave emphasis to how versatile and experimental he can be outside of his day-job with Marillion. The…
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Hailing from Melbourne, with over 10 years’ experience of performing in and around the local music and club scene, PSI PHI (pronounced sci-fi) have now released their self-titled debut album. This set of songs was recorded over a single weekend…
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The Ant Band is a co-operative of German musicians, led by Tom Morgenstern, whose first mission was, in 2021, to create a tribute album to celebrate the work of Antony Phillips. The songs on A Light on the Hill turned…
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Jane Getter established herself on the rock music scene as a solo artist before forming the Jane Getter Premonition band to challenge her writing skills and to provide a wider range of sonic textures for developing her style of fusion…
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In music culture, nothing beats a generous portion of nostalgia. It enables the listener to indulge in either reminiscing on the past, or in re-invigorating the senses for new music to come. And Pop music artists, in particular, are magpies…
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The inspiration for Snowdrop, the latest and 13th album from Japanese instrumental rock band Mono, came about from the passing in 2024 of long-time friend of the band Steve Albini, Mono’s recent production partner, and, in the past, audio engineer…
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Dennis Atlas joined Toto in 2024 having made a name for himself as an up-and-coming multi-instrumentalist, debuting in a collaborative album release with Michael Whelan, as Initiator (2019’s Ice Garden), followed by a solo album in 2021, My Magical Wonderland,…
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Possibly the last place you would look for authentic-sounding Americana music would be Norway. However, let me introduce you to The Violent Years, a band based in Mandal on the southern tip of Norway and their latest release, out now,…
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Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson’s partnership began as a business relationship with Woolfson managing Parsons’ career as an engineer/producer off the back of his impressive work with the Beatles and Pink Floyd in the late sixties and early seventies. Their…
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